Montoya appeared to drift up into Stenhouse, causing both drivers to spin and crash into the Turn 1 wall. Matt Kenseth, who started 24th, also got a piece of the crash.

“I moved up and gave him all the room in the world,” Stenhouse told his crew, according to several tweets from the track.

“I killed it,” Montoya said of his car.

Stenhouse was not happy with Montoya, telling ESPN: “It looked like the 42 (Montoya) ran straight in and forgot to turn or forgot we were going left, I’m not sure.

“It seems like he forgets a lot lately. We’ll remember this for sure.”

Neither Stenhouse nor Montoya are in contention to make the Chase for the Sprint Cup. Stenhouse, a rookie, entered the race 21st in points, while Montoya is 23rd. Neither has won a race this year.

The crash could be costly to Kenseth, however. Though he is safely in the Chase at sixth in points, he is tied with Jimmie Johnson with four wins this season. The driver with the most wins will start atop the Chase standings based on bonus points when the Chase field is set.